Abbott Witness Under DA's Fire
In Oakland the prosecution pressed a double-barreled attack on defense witness Capt. William R. Bethel as the state began rebuttal in Burton W. Abbott’s kidnap murder trial. Bethel said he saw a man in a car on Tunnel road April 28 who was not Abbott. two rebuttal witnesses followed to refute that. Earlier a judge ordered five transcript pages stricken from cross examination, as defense lawyers sought wider strikes and even a mistrial, which was denied. Bethel’s testimony had provided a potentially crucial discrepancy about the driver and the suspect, with prior witnesses comparing a struggling couple to Abbott and Stephanie Bryan. The trial proceeded toward its final stages amid vigorous prosecution strategy.
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Dorothy Guthbertson
Hoy Grimm
Abbott
Tunnel Road
Charles J Wade Snook
Snook
Dist. Aly
J. Frank Coakley
Coakley
Berkeley
A. E. Riedel
Riedel
Attys Stanley Whitney
Harold Howe
Whitney
Bethel
jEarlier
Stephanie Bryan
Berkeley I
Richard Young
Young
San Pablo
Sam O. Batts
Walter
Texas
Betts
Defense Asst
Folster Emerson
Dual Role In Bar Nets $1500 Loot
A bar robbery at Pioneer Village 1045 MacArthur Boulevard in San Leandro ended early this morning after a three hour drink session with bartender Henry Padda. The gunman, described as a tall man with muddy complexion wearing a dark hat and green jacket, fled with at least 1500 in cash from the register and patrons wallets. Two Hayward men, Alex and Peter Gorgoletis, aided by the bar’s receipts, were allegedly coaxed into surrendering additional money as witnesses. Police report a dramatic change from friendly patron to armed robber during the late hours.
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San Leandro
Pioneer Village
MacArthur Boulevard
Henry Padda
Mead Avenue
Hayward
Faeda
Fadda
Oregon
Los Gatos
Alex Gorgoletis
Peter
Gorgoletis
Main Street
Gorgoletis Brothers
Achman
Fadds
Citizens Voice Charter Support
Civic leaders back Hayward charter with Dorothy Notley urging a yes vote. She says the fast growing city needs a modern home rule charter rather than state law as a sixth class city. Election set for January 10.
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Hayward
Dorothy Notley
City Manager Selection on Agenda Tonight
Heyward City Council plans a 2 p m meeting to select an acting city manager with a recommendation from Lobn R. Ficklin. agenda includes two annexations a Baywood protest hearing a withdrawn Long annex for a new shopping center and a rezoning proposal for a Tennysar road service station and 1963 B street.
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Heyward
Lobn R. Ficklin
Vallejo
Baywood Annex
Long Annex
Eastshore
Hayward
Public Workers
Ed Phillips
Tennysar ‘Road
March of Dimes Underway Amid Holidays Traffic Toll
United Press tally shows 339 died in traffic crashes during a three day New Year period, with 486 total holiday deaths including 63 fires and 66 misc crashes. The Safety Council had expected about 350 total, saving about 70 lives. Alameda County pushes a month long drive featuring letters to donors, polio funding, and local support for beds and therapy.
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United Press
National Safety Council
Anderst
Safety Council
Wee Ui Ata Uawen
Walter
Deininger
Hayward
Champaign
National Foundation
France election upheaval reshapes government prospects
In crucial parliamentary voting Pierre Poujade and Communists surged, leaving no party with a majority. Communists gain 52 seats to 114, Mendes-France front loses ground to Fauve Pinay right centered coalition, Gaullists nearly wiped out, raising risk of further instability and new elections.
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Wilbur G. Landrey
Paris
Pierre Poujade
France
Pierre Mendes-France
Edgar Fauve
Antoine Pinay
Gaullists
National Assembly
Mendes-France
Faure
Congress Opens Today With Much Goodwill
The Democratic controlled 84th Congress opened in a cordial mood as Sam Rayburn and Richard Nixon called the session to order. The day featured routine work and bipartisan goodwill, with early talk of election year politics and anticipated battles over taxes, farm income, social security, highways, and schools. Democratic investigations were set to press the administration on business in government and public resource allocations.
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Frank Eleazer
Washington
Sam, Rayburn
House
Richard IM. Nixon
Senate
Key West
Fla
Worker Slain In Uprising Of Strikers
A mass demonstration at the Westinghouse plant in Columbus led to one death and numerous injuries as about 2000 International Union of Electrical Workers members clashed with authorities. One worker, Thoy Tadlock, 27, of Grove City, died during the disturbance which began around 5:10 a.m. Police jailed 741 men and 12 women for inciting a riot while 1760 hourly workers reportedly returned to jobs. A court order restricted picketing and company officials blamed disorder on the union, which claimed the company refused to bargain in good faith. Continued on page 31.
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Columbus
Westinghouse
International Union of Electrical Workers
Thoy Tadlock
Grove City
Franklin County
Junion
Building super collapses into New Year blaze
William Pastures, 29, a New York building superintendent, returned from a New Year celebration to find his trousers ignited after he placed them in an oven by mistake. Firemen were summoned and extinguished the flames.
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New York
William Pastures
Quadruplet Sons Doing Fine Boosts Family Pressure Hope
Lancaster pa nine a the quadruplet sons of a 65 a year rug store clerk and his wife were doing fine today but the father Norman C Hohenwarter asked for help to improve income as the family grows four unborn babies were due to qualify him for more tax deductions for 1955 hospital staff said the infants weigh one to four pounds each and are in incubators nurses noted Regina Eohwerter doing nicely the parents have five other children and the father wants added work to support the enlarged family while awaiting home arrival of the babies.
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Lancaster
Norman C. Hohenwarter
Ewiing
Lancaster General Hospital
Regina Eowarter
Hohenwarter
William Welsh
Charles‘ Hohenwarter
Hohenwarters
Amore
Donald
Stephen
New Year Holiday Brings Low Alameda County Accidents
Police and highway patrol praised the Southern Alameda county community after a New Years weekend with only one major injury and two below normal accidents. Across the county 5 injuries were reported during 84 hours from Friday noon to today at 6 am. The sole fatality was a Castro Valley 5 year old struck on Anita avenue. The boy, Richard Downing, 20240 Anita avenue, is recovering at Hayward hospital.
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Alameda County
Kgo-Tv
Nolse
Flin'ivon
The
March of Dimes
San Lorenzo
James
Filey
San Leandro
Bay
Tommy Woodwar
Baltimore
Istricken
Deininger
Castro Valley
Anita Avenue
Richard Downing
Hayward Hospital
Nation ties two traffic death records in tweeties
A fleeting report notes the nation set two traffic death records in as many tweeties while suggesting New Year celebrants mirrored last year’s behavior. The fragment emphasizes pace and pattern without detailing authorities or places.
Two Brothers Admit Several Area Break-ins
Bayward brothers aged 20 and 31 were captured fleeing Red Top Electric at 150 Orchard Avenue with $438 worth of equipment and confessed to police they carried out multiple local burglaries. A 10 year old accomplice was not tied to the other break-ins. They admitted breaking the firm’s front door the night before and planned a daylight entry. They also claimed to have entered John Muir School and two Raward firm offices, with only one prior successful break-in. All three received juvenile citations.
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Bayward Brothers
Red Top Electric Company
Orchard Avenue
John Muir School
Raward
Lonce
Wind-Whipped Fire Damages Eiffel Tower
A strong wind fueled a fire at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, damaging the top level and TV equipment. Firefighters battled for 90 minutes amid low water pressure, one injured, with damage estimated at 60 million francs. An emergency transmitter was being prepared to resume TV service that night.
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Paris
INS
Eiffel Tower
Weather Outlook with Heavy Rain Likely Wednesday
Intermittent rain expected tonight and Wednesday with heavy amounts likely on Wednesday. Light winds today. southerly 20 to 35 mph on Wednesday. Temperatures fluctuate with yesterday's high and today's low not specified.
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